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tough tunisia uprising and now in egypt. in other words, when people are pressed against the wall, that gap between the rich and the poor really widens and the price of what they want to get, gets really prohibited then the dictators or the totalitarian leaders with whom they have had a tense but symbiotic relationship, it goes. charles, it's going fast, isn't it? >> it is going fast. it's not even if gulf between the poor and rich, but the ability for the poor to move up the ladder. we look at the guy in tunisia. what happened, the spark? you have a guy who is a cart, he didn't have a license. educated man, bread-winner, giant family. eight, nine people. they take his cart and he's spat upon. he sets himself on fire and he sparks a revolution across africa in the middle east. >> all over the internet. >> it's amazing how quick it spread. what we have here is almost nanny states, because if you look at algeria, where most of the food riot bess gan, government said the government promised me this, and promised me that. never
tough tunisia uprising and now in egypt. in other words, when people are pressed against the wall, that gap between the rich and the poor really widens and the price of what they want to get, gets really prohibited then the dictators or the totalitarian leaders with whom they have had a tense but symbiotic relationship, it goes. charles, it's going fast, isn't it? >> it is going fast. it's not even if gulf between the poor and rich, but the ability for the poor to move up the ladder. we...
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egypt unrest, inspired what happened in tunisia. here is tunisia over here. tunisia was on fire. there are reports now out of libya that riots are happening in libya. good. here is the sudan. everything is great in the sudan. here is yemen. riots in yemen. we know about the riots here. what about the riots in jordan? and syria. i haven't heard anything in turkey. there are some in pakistan. oops, that is an oil rig. they have those, too. i've run out of riots. tunisia booted the president out after a couple of weeks of protest. so we have tunisia. we leapfrog here and we go to egypt. saudi arabia. think no one will turn on the frenemy of saudi arabia? when they take over jordan, what do you suppose happens? can i play the scenario out? egypt, egypt is now muslim brotherhood or will be. muslim brotherhood, that is sunni. remember, sunni. iran is shiite. they don't like each other. that is hezbollah and hamas. both want israel destroyed. i'll show you how this cascades over to us. next. ?x?oñ7 6ú >> glenn: okay. let me take you through this map. i want to show you the coming i
egypt unrest, inspired what happened in tunisia. here is tunisia over here. tunisia was on fire. there are reports now out of libya that riots are happening in libya. good. here is the sudan. everything is great in the sudan. here is yemen. riots in yemen. we know about the riots here. what about the riots in jordan? and syria. i haven't heard anything in turkey. there are some in pakistan. oops, that is an oil rig. they have those, too. i've run out of riots. tunisia booted the president out...
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tunisia, too. we got hold of cell phone video that the man told us was shot in his hometown 20 miles west of tripoli. the video shows antiqadaffi protesters on the streets during the day painting signs which say among other things down with qadaffi. but night, that sam man who shot this video told us that the antiqadaffi forces are attacked night after night by qadaffi supporters. of course, that situation is no whernear as bad as it is in tripoli where reports now suggest that colonel qadaffi is offering arms and vehicles to anybody who will go out into the streets of the capital and do his fighting for him. and the reports are that dozens if not hundreds are young men are doing exactly that, taking those weapons, going into the streets and slaughtering unarmed peaceful protesters. it appears, harris, that colonel qadaffi is absolutely determined to launch his country into full-blown civil war. >>> cell phone video that was eye popping. jonathan hunt our eyes on the ground there. thank you very mu
tunisia, too. we got hold of cell phone video that the man told us was shot in his hometown 20 miles west of tripoli. the video shows antiqadaffi protesters on the streets during the day painting signs which say among other things down with qadaffi. but night, that sam man who shot this video told us that the antiqadaffi forces are attacked night after night by qadaffi supporters. of course, that situation is no whernear as bad as it is in tripoli where reports now suggest that colonel qadaffi...
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and jonathan on the border of too -- tunisia and libya. people monitoring this are trying to wonder lou -- how this will end. where does this spreading of uprise, democracy, freedom, where it ends? it does not appear the regime will end it without genocide. >>jonathan: well, it appears this regime has in intention of ending this without genocide. if qaddafi is as divorced from reality as he appears in the speeches on television and in appearances on the streets of tripoli, he believes that he can fight his way, intimidate his way, murder his way, to staying in power. that is what we are hearing from every single one of the refugees we speak to. flocking across this border. they all believe he is absolutely committed to clinging to power at any cost. they talked to us again and again and again about the mercenaries flown in from other african nations and butchering people on the streets. ali said that he had not seen them quite so recently in the last couple of days, in downtown tripoli. that is perhaps because according to some of the refu
and jonathan on the border of too -- tunisia and libya. people monitoring this are trying to wonder lou -- how this will end. where does this spreading of uprise, democracy, freedom, where it ends? it does not appear the regime will end it without genocide. >>jonathan: well, it appears this regime has in intention of ending this without genocide. if qaddafi is as divorced from reality as he appears in the speeches on television and in appearances on the streets of tripoli, he believes...
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in a city here the border with tunisia where there are reports antimuammar qaddafi rebels have taken control. the opposition is growing today and organizing more thoroughly today and the u.s. is ready to help today, they say. as the qaddafi pressure mounts qaddafi is defiant. in tripoli the government is handing out cash in an attempt to bribe the people into stopping the unrest. qaddafi's son is going on state television saying "everything is fine, we're going to be victorious." whatever that is. qaddafi in an interview with abc denying he used force against his people. and we have coverage now, and our national security correspondent at the pentagon on how the military is responding. and now right to the fox report's chief correspondent jonathan hunt steaming from the border with tunisia. neither side showing any sign of giving up. >>jonathan: well, we are in the middle of a stalemate that could last for several weeks. the antiqaddafi protesters control the eastern half of the country but qaddafi is not loosening his grip on trip he despite an antigovernment demonstration today the
in a city here the border with tunisia where there are reports antimuammar qaddafi rebels have taken control. the opposition is growing today and organizing more thoroughly today and the u.s. is ready to help today, they say. as the qaddafi pressure mounts qaddafi is defiant. in tripoli the government is handing out cash in an attempt to bribe the people into stopping the unrest. qaddafi's son is going on state television saying "everything is fine, we're going to be victorious."...
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in tunisia, u.s. citizens advised to evacuate the country and or not travel to tunisia after violence swept there that killed four people when protesters stormed the u.s. embassy. the government of sudan denied entry to a marine special operations team that was deemed sent to secure the u.s. embassy after mass protests in that country which resulted in thousands storming the embassy and security forces opening fire to turn back the protesters. al-qaeda in the arabian peninsula issued a communique urging more attacks and here in cairo local media report there's was a credible threat against the u.s. embassy here. security at an unprecedented level with 15-foot tall concrete weariers erected on -- barriers erected on every one of the entranceways down to the u.s. embassy compound. we took a walk around earlier and outside the barricade the protesters made the message clear and spray painted in english, usa go to hell. chris, back to you. >> chris: leland vitteittert reporting from cairo. thanks for that
in tunisia, u.s. citizens advised to evacuate the country and or not travel to tunisia after violence swept there that killed four people when protesters stormed the u.s. embassy. the government of sudan denied entry to a marine special operations team that was deemed sent to secure the u.s. embassy after mass protests in that country which resulted in thousands storming the embassy and security forces opening fire to turn back the protesters. al-qaeda in the arabian peninsula issued a...
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from libya to egypt to tunisia and sudan. terrible news out of afghanistan, two marines killed on a u.s. british coalition base. several others wyned on camp leatherneck, camp bastion. prince harry is there, but he was not injured. it is unclear whether the afghanistan base attack is connected to the raging violence spreading across the region. earlier, afghan protesters burned a president obama effigy. this comes as protests against the united states rage, including in egypt, where it is now four 4:00 a.m. you are looking live at cairo. parts of the city, anti-american rioters are swarming the streets, spewing hate against the united states. we have no idea what tomorrow brings, as the sun begins to rise in a short time. but this day has been extremely violent, with violent protests across the mideast and north africa, durn turning deadly. in egypt, police clashing with stone-throwing rioters outside the embassy. one person was killed. in sudan, the heaviest violence, protesters storming the u.s. embassy and setting the germ
from libya to egypt to tunisia and sudan. terrible news out of afghanistan, two marines killed on a u.s. british coalition base. several others wyned on camp leatherneck, camp bastion. prince harry is there, but he was not injured. it is unclear whether the afghanistan base attack is connected to the raging violence spreading across the region. earlier, afghan protesters burned a president obama effigy. this comes as protests against the united states rage, including in egypt, where it is now...
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. >> neil: it's interesting, guys, tunisia, they lived a long time with a dictatorial ruler, but it's when food prices got out of whack. >> yeah. >> neil: that it got out of whack. >> and that's so true. it's not about democracy, necessarily or capitalism or anything. when you can't put rice on the table, or food on the table, that's when you riot. >> go ahead, toby. >> well, they did a correlation, and steady said that in the poorest countries, the price rise has been 100% correlated with the rise in demonstrations, and they call it civil unrest. not hard to figure out, neil. if your family is not eating well and you're used to having more of a diet, this is the first level. this goes, you know, this eliminates the esoteric stuff. >> neil: we're getting breaking news on newt gingrich about to take the podium in iowa there. some very big news right after this. >> all right. on the left you're looking at newt gingrich and at the iowa event today and all the so-called presidential prospects for republicans are there. and fox news carl cameron is learning that the former house speaker ma
. >> neil: it's interesting, guys, tunisia, they lived a long time with a dictatorial ruler, but it's when food prices got out of whack. >> yeah. >> neil: that it got out of whack. >> and that's so true. it's not about democracy, necessarily or capitalism or anything. when you can't put rice on the table, or food on the table, that's when you riot. >> go ahead, toby. >> well, they did a correlation, and steady said that in the poorest countries, the price...
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they simply want to get to tunisia. they feel there they have some safety. if libya, there is nothing but chaos. nothing but violence. shep, the figures of the refugee crossing the border are increasing fast, indeed, the united nations now tells us it is up to 75,000 people would have crossed from libya into tunisia a figure that will increase even more quickly if libya does, indeed, move to civil war. >>shepard: thank you from the border, jonathan hunt. we will look at the world's response to this crisis. today the united nations assembly did something never done to a standing member. we will get do that ahead if a live report. but, first, it feels like the federal government will not shut down now, not this week. the house of representatives passing a bill to keep things going after the feds run out of money on friday. senate democrats will vote on the measure tomorrow. but it only keeps the lights on for two weeks so the showdown over spending does continue tonight. the house of representatives approved a bill with $61 billion in cuts and the white house
they simply want to get to tunisia. they feel there they have some safety. if libya, there is nothing but chaos. nothing but violence. shep, the figures of the refugee crossing the border are increasing fast, indeed, the united nations now tells us it is up to 75,000 people would have crossed from libya into tunisia a figure that will increase even more quickly if libya does, indeed, move to civil war. >>shepard: thank you from the border, jonathan hunt. we will look at the world's...
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before libya, you have to go to tunisia. everything else is dominoes. tunisia. on january 31, i said tunisia might be our archduke ferd and in moment. i've been looking for it for five or six years. archduke ferdinand. the assassination ended up sparking a world war. but at the time, the public didn't perceive significance of that moment. tunisia may indeed in the end be our modern day archduke ferd and in moment to plunge the world to -- archduke ferdinand moment to plunge the world to war. the press covered. it but if it would have stopped there, it would have been a blip. wikileaks was influential in kick starting the uprising. wikileaks. anti-capitalism, knock america down. redistribute the wealth. anti-israel. all kind of motives with wikileaks. but they are just telling the truths. it starts in wikileaks. then the uprising spreads. it catches fire in egypt. when it catches fire in egypt i explained a theory on what is happening and i've been criticized before. in fact, that's all that happens. nobody ever takes my theories and proves them wrong. what they
before libya, you have to go to tunisia. everything else is dominoes. tunisia. on january 31, i said tunisia might be our archduke ferd and in moment. i've been looking for it for five or six years. archduke ferdinand. the assassination ended up sparking a world war. but at the time, the public didn't perceive significance of that moment. tunisia may indeed in the end be our modern day archduke ferd and in moment to plunge the world to -- archduke ferdinand moment to plunge the world to war....
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that is why so many people are fleeing across the tunisia-libyan border. we are told by a local transport official that some 36,000 refugees have now crossed this border and it is becoming a refugee problem that could well become a refugee crisis. the tunisia government simply does not have the resources to deal with all the refugees who even at this late hour continue to flood across the border here. they have set up a couple of tent camps along the road approaching the border, but there are not enough tents for everybody. there is not enough food, there is not enough water. and local officials are telling us here that the international community, the united nations, has to step up and step up very quickly. if this refugee problem is not to become a full blown crisis. arthel? >> arthel: jonathan, thank you very much. >> rick: dramatic video of a crime in action, a woman has her purse snatched, but that's not the half of it. the dramatic video that you haven't seen when we come right back. anks to the venture card from capital o, we get double miles on eve
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top spy as his vice-president certainly indicates he's not throwing in the towel the staple way that tunisia's leader did more recently. so, he very hard to say, of course, you always hope that the democratic does not become violent because that gives the dictator an excuse to crack down. so, hopefully it doesn't go in that direction, hopefully it's a peaceful transition away. a lot of things can happen and it's certainly not a certain path, but there's more hope than at any time i would say for the middle east in recent years if not decades. >> interesting because it could spill over for sure, right? >> it could, it's not quite a 1989 berlin wall scenario because we had waged political and economic warfare on those regimes for decades and we knew where our friends were, and had not gotten at that far in the middle east, but hope springs eternal and positive developments. >> thanks so much. always good to have you on. >> thanks, jamie, great to be here. >> kelly. >> here is more background on egyptian president mubarak now at the center of the political upheaval and mubarak has been promising
top spy as his vice-president certainly indicates he's not throwing in the towel the staple way that tunisia's leader did more recently. so, he very hard to say, of course, you always hope that the democratic does not become violent because that gives the dictator an excuse to crack down. so, hopefully it doesn't go in that direction, hopefully it's a peaceful transition away. a lot of things can happen and it's certainly not a certain path, but there's more hope than at any time i would say...
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meantime, the tensions that are right across this region, boiled over once again today on the tunisia libyan border and men attacked our camera position and other international media on that border covering that refugee crisis and the men attacked the cameraman and tried to steal cameras and kicked over all sorts of camera equipment and the camera positions we had to leave the area because the security was not good enough. those men got their way and did not want anybody seeing the flood of refugees coming across. men who made good living over smuggling illegal goods and many are pro qaddafi and do not want the world to see the change wrought in libya. meantime thousands of refugees continue to flood across, 50,000 in total in the last camp in just the last four days, they're increasingly desperate and the tunisian government doing what it can. and it's providing food and water and the army, the tunisia army a trying to keep water at the camps, but the situation is worsening by the hour, harris, i've seen the people, so desperate they had little bit more, now they have pretty much not
meantime, the tensions that are right across this region, boiled over once again today on the tunisia libyan border and men attacked our camera position and other international media on that border covering that refugee crisis and the men attacked the cameraman and tried to steal cameras and kicked over all sorts of camera equipment and the camera positions we had to leave the area because the security was not good enough. those men got their way and did not want anybody seeing the flood of...
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powder cake is tunisia and in libya. >> shannon: multiple hot points there in tunisia. we wish the best safety to you and your crew. keep us updated. the evan revolution in egypt is entering the next phase. the changes would open egypt's presidential elections to competition and also impose a two term limit on future presidents. egyptians will get to vote on these and other amendments in a national referendum. routerers is now reporting that vote will likely happen next month. the protests in libya are making waves in north korea. pyongyang is threatening to attack border towns in south korea if seoul doesn't stop dropping leaflets into north korea. >>> the nation's governors are pleading with the federal government not to cause them any more financial pain. while in washington, for their annual meeting, they are asking the obama administration and the divided congress to prevent a government shutdown and also to reconsider drastic spending cuts that could cripple states. according to the national governor's association over the next two and a half years states face new
powder cake is tunisia and in libya. >> shannon: multiple hot points there in tunisia. we wish the best safety to you and your crew. keep us updated. the evan revolution in egypt is entering the next phase. the changes would open egypt's presidential elections to competition and also impose a two term limit on future presidents. egyptians will get to vote on these and other amendments in a national referendum. routerers is now reporting that vote will likely happen next month. the...
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tunisia was the beginning. there is a chance that tunisia is the archduke ferdinand moment i've been telling you about. warning it would start in some place that wouldn't look like anything. most of us wouldn't understand it. i was called a lunatic for saying that and questioning the motive behind a peace loving protesters of the flotilla last year. anyone in the media, are they still cheering that pure as snow arab spring? are they? the answer is yes. should they be? no. they are the mad men. if egypt fell i said that was the keystone of the middle east. protest would destabilize, the keyword is destabilize the region and spill in europe. turkey, russia, iran getting cozy. trying to grab control in europe. we warned on all of these things. again, what is doc brown coming up with the delorean? 121 gigawatts. no. no time machine. just take the word of powerful people seriously, especially those who say they want to change the world because they will. i told you on the program that the fall of the soviet union wa
tunisia was the beginning. there is a chance that tunisia is the archduke ferdinand moment i've been telling you about. warning it would start in some place that wouldn't look like anything. most of us wouldn't understand it. i was called a lunatic for saying that and questioning the motive behind a peace loving protesters of the flotilla last year. anyone in the media, are they still cheering that pure as snow arab spring? are they? the answer is yes. should they be? no. they are the mad men....
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here to the relative safety of tunisia. this represents safety and a future. that side represents uncertainty and all the violence that is gripping libya. you can see how desperate the people are and the way they are crushing up against the gates, just to get into tunisia. it says so much about the desperation that so many people are feeling here. the tunisian government is doing their best to maintain order on the border but it is a desperate situation. the people want to get here at all costs. they want to feel they are safe. just to update you on the figures, n officials telling us tonight that some 75,000 refugees have crossed the border from libya. >>shepard: and another 75,000 have crossed another border and the u.n. high command on this sort of thing on food shortages and food crisis warn that one could be in the making. they are worried about food stores in libya and if the food could be used as a weapon. >>jonathan: yes, shep, a growing concern. inside libya, of course, they do not know if muammar qaddafi will use food, will use water, as a weapon and
here to the relative safety of tunisia. this represents safety and a future. that side represents uncertainty and all the violence that is gripping libya. you can see how desperate the people are and the way they are crushing up against the gates, just to get into tunisia. it says so much about the desperation that so many people are feeling here. the tunisian government is doing their best to maintain order on the border but it is a desperate situation. the people want to get here at all...
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another 5,000 across the western border here in tunisia. thousands more wait to cross both of those borders. if the fighting continues and worsens, the u.n. warns there could be tens of thousands more on top of all of those that have already fled the fighting. shep? >> shepard: jonathan hunt streaming from tunisia tonight. the political unrest in libya having significant impact on oil and gas prices. the cost of a barrel of crude closed above 100 today. settling at $102.23 on the merck. highest close since september of 2008. analysts saying all of this pressure on the markets could mean much higher gas prices in the days to come. rich edson joins us live from d.c. is there anything washington can do to ease this or is it out of their? well. >> enis, chairman of the energy committee said the u.s. should stand ready to tap federal oil reserves if the situation in libya further deteriorates. republicans say the administration needs to allow more domestic oil drilling. steve chew says oil can only be part of our future energy solution. >> while
another 5,000 across the western border here in tunisia. thousands more wait to cross both of those borders. if the fighting continues and worsens, the u.n. warns there could be tens of thousands more on top of all of those that have already fled the fighting. shep? >> shepard: jonathan hunt streaming from tunisia tonight. the political unrest in libya having significant impact on oil and gas prices. the cost of a barrel of crude closed above 100 today. settling at $102.23 on the merck....
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when you have problems like in tunisia, egypt, now libya, now the market is focused on the situation in japan, it will make things more volatile. it shows the tenuous nature of the recovery that there are potential things out there to scare the market and derail the economy. >> neil: what amazes me with the developments is how far reaching they are. we talk about general motors today and it will affect the production of some of the vehicle, because they need some with japan. we heard the big three japanese auto maker, honda, nissan, toyota, much the same. but you are hearing from the technology giants getting computer chips and the like from this semi-conductor stronghold, that is japan could be effected in the weeks and months to come. this is going to have a long lasting reverberations, huh? >> yeah. it definitely affects the global supply chain. obviously, we live in such an integrate world economy, where countrys are dependent on parts from countries, parts sent back and forth. as the global supply chain gets effected it makes the trade harder and it makes it harder for products
when you have problems like in tunisia, egypt, now libya, now the market is focused on the situation in japan, it will make things more volatile. it shows the tenuous nature of the recovery that there are potential things out there to scare the market and derail the economy. >> neil: what amazes me with the developments is how far reaching they are. we talk about general motors today and it will affect the production of some of the vehicle, because they need some with japan. we heard the...
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i said tunisia has good possibility of being the archduke ferdinand moment. the moment that set the world on fire. when it happened back in world war i, nobody knew that was going to be the straw. but it was. it just started to burn all across the world. eventually we were in world war i. january 31, i said that. i said that radicals, islamists, columnists and socialists working together against capitalism and working together to overturn stability. the world said that i was a mad man for saying it. everybody here remember what all the people say everybody said that was crazy. then, it all started to happen. when egypt fell, i said part two. protests will become contagious and they will spread. first they will spread and sweep the middle east and destabilize europe and the rest of the world. those things are all verifiable and happening now. how does anyone know that these things can happen? because you take people at their word. especially people who say they want to kill you. you take them at their word. if you just listen to the radicals and the islamists
i said tunisia has good possibility of being the archduke ferdinand moment. the moment that set the world on fire. when it happened back in world war i, nobody knew that was going to be the straw. but it was. it just started to burn all across the world. eventually we were in world war i. january 31, i said that. i said that radicals, islamists, columnists and socialists working together against capitalism and working together to overturn stability. the world said that i was a mad man for...
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that is why so many people are fleeing here across to tunisia. i spoke to the regional transport minister here on the border. he told me that in the last four days, some 36,000 refugees have now crossed this border and they continue to stream in tonight. it is an increasingly chaotic situation on the border. few nearby shan authorities do not have the resources to -- tunisian authorities don't have enough to cope. they have set up ten camps but there is not enough food or water. we have seen people every night sleeping on the streets of temperatures drop toward freezing here in the desert. it's a desperate situation. it's going to become worse and they are appealing for urgent help with the united nations. they need aid and they need it now zblooth thank you very much, jonathan hunt. >> gregg: the united states is stepping up the pressure on the libyan government now to stop its crackdown. president obama announcing economic sanctions against the regime saying the united states will freeze billions of dollars in government assets. the economic vi
that is why so many people are fleeing here across to tunisia. i spoke to the regional transport minister here on the border. he told me that in the last four days, some 36,000 refugees have now crossed this border and they continue to stream in tonight. it is an increasingly chaotic situation on the border. few nearby shan authorities do not have the resources to -- tunisian authorities don't have enough to cope. they have set up ten camps but there is not enough food or water. we have seen...
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looking back on that, it is not like the fire has spread or anything, look at tunisia . then algeria and jordan and yemen and egypt and iran and libya and moroccco . so all right. okay. but all of these are spontanous and unconnected? that's why president obama decided to step in, kind of and libya and now we are working together like this. sim patico with members of al qaeda? sure they are our declared enemy. but can we help them help themselves? some of them are former detainees in gitmo. they had to have learned their lesson and so maybe they were good in detaining? and so we went over there and now knee deep in the conflict and helping the people that we, okay, arrested before because they were fighting us . last week the president lent support to another country and verbially stepping up for the democrat atly elected president ivory coast. >> last year's election was free and fair and i commend the president for offering a peaceful future for all ivoriians and inclusive government and reconciliation. i want to speak to the people there, you have a proud past and ove
looking back on that, it is not like the fire has spread or anything, look at tunisia . then algeria and jordan and yemen and egypt and iran and libya and moroccco . so all right. okay. but all of these are spontanous and unconnected? that's why president obama decided to step in, kind of and libya and now we are working together like this. sim patico with members of al qaeda? sure they are our declared enemy. but can we help them help themselves? some of them are former detainees in gitmo....
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embassy in tunis, tunisia. thousands of protesters outside the the embassy wall, some scaled the wall and when they got in, set fires, looted, smashed windows. no staff members were hurt in that attack, but four protesters were killed, 50 injured. since then what we've been seeing on the ground since we've been here is it a show of force from the tunisia military and multiple armored personnel carriers outside the wall and no evidence since then. tunisia is a relatively western place, and the birthplace of the arab spring. still, there are bad outlooks out there. and they are leading these, these troubling things that we have seen on the ground here in tunisia. meanwhile, here in tunisia we're right next door to libya where a lot of u.s. focus is right now, what has become a terror manhunt for those who are responsible for the killing of ambassador chris stevens and three other americans. the fbi has been telling us in the past couple days, their investigation is underway and apparently still underway outside o
embassy in tunis, tunisia. thousands of protesters outside the the embassy wall, some scaled the wall and when they got in, set fires, looted, smashed windows. no staff members were hurt in that attack, but four protesters were killed, 50 injured. since then what we've been seeing on the ground since we've been here is it a show of force from the tunisia military and multiple armored personnel carriers outside the wall and no evidence since then. tunisia is a relatively western place, and the...
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the long time leader from power. >> we will discuss in-depth how to support countries like egypt and tunisia as they transition to democracy but also ensuring that the democratic transition is accompanied by economic growth which can provide more opportunities for all the people particularly the young people in the region. >>shepard: the scalded arab spring continues into the summer. today in egypt thousands of protesters returned to the square for what they call a second revolution. they say the government has been too slow toring about democratic reform and in syria more protests and more blood shed. government forces reportedly opened fire today own a crowd of demonstrators and killed eight. human rights groups say already more than 1,000 people have died in the ten-week struggle to bring down the syrian government. and now details from wendell who is traveling with the president. the president left france a few hours ago and is in warsaw if poland. president obama addressed the situation in libya, right? >>reporter: he did. and he made clear that the precipitation for dealing with the ar
the long time leader from power. >> we will discuss in-depth how to support countries like egypt and tunisia as they transition to democracy but also ensuring that the democratic transition is accompanied by economic growth which can provide more opportunities for all the people particularly the young people in the region. >>shepard: the scalded arab spring continues into the summer. today in egypt thousands of protesters returned to the square for what they call a second...
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let's go to the border in tunisia. dominique, what can you tell us. >> reporter: there are thousands upon thousands of libyans trying to flee the country now. after the appearance of moammar qaddafi's son they lost confidence in the rebels to take control of the country. i'm at a crossing and throughout the morning we have seen a combination of civilians in cars, many, many ambulances with rebel fighters who have been injured trying to seek medical care over here in tunisia. people say the scale of fighting is going to get worse, they are worried for their families. some people are picking up medical supplies and turning right back around to go back into rebel-held territory. they want to give their loved ones the medication they actually need. the situation very confused. the border crossing is relatively calm although many people are desperate to get through. at the moment the people aren't convinced really that the rebels actually can take the country and hold it for their very loan. greg: dominic, almost every day
let's go to the border in tunisia. dominique, what can you tell us. >> reporter: there are thousands upon thousands of libyans trying to flee the country now. after the appearance of moammar qaddafi's son they lost confidence in the rebels to take control of the country. i'm at a crossing and throughout the morning we have seen a combination of civilians in cars, many, many ambulances with rebel fighters who have been injured trying to seek medical care over here in tunisia. people say...
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tunisia one of countries saying if he would do that they would offer him asylum. >> a couple of journalists are injured and good news in getting them out of there. >> we heard from a colleague pourl paul conroy is now actually out of syria. he was wounded in an attack in homs last week he was smuggled out of syria by the rebels safely into lebanon today. mystery still surrounding the other journalist that was injured. president nicolas sarkozy went on national television and said that she was safe but hours later, he retracted the comment. we're still not sure about the bodies of marie colvin and the other journalist that was killed last week. >> shep: other journalists are wake for the remains and not leaving until they get them. we'll be chatting more about those stories. >> go to foxnews.com/shep. click on the hunt link and jonathan hunt will jump out of the computer. >> israel could bomb iran to slow down their nuclear program. whether it's true we have absolutely no idea. but we are getting word if it does happen. israel's leaders will not give the white house a heads-up. details on th
tunisia one of countries saying if he would do that they would offer him asylum. >> a couple of journalists are injured and good news in getting them out of there. >> we heard from a colleague pourl paul conroy is now actually out of syria. he was wounded in an attack in homs last week he was smuggled out of syria by the rebels safely into lebanon today. mystery still surrounding the other journalist that was injured. president nicolas sarkozy went on national television and said...
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the uprisings in egypt and tunisia. we told you on january 31. watch tunisia. that the massive unrest that we alerted you on could be the archduke ferdinand moment. that was the trigger of world war i. nobody understood that at the time. nobody understood on january 31 that history was about to repeat itself. i believe it has. i told you on the 31 of january this might be the trigger for another great war. unless you were watching and really listening, open eyes and ears, you weren't getting that information. and if you weren't watching, if you were watching any other show, you certainly weren't getting it. no. it was all about cutesy little protest. and youth in the streets. we told you that is a game. what you are witnessing in the middle east is a whole world being flipped on its head. we start tonight in the middle east, but then we have to go over across the seas. let's start tonight in syria. shall we? there is total chaos. violent protesters burned cars and attack businesses. burned down government offices and attack police officers. snipers reportedly w
the uprisings in egypt and tunisia. we told you on january 31. watch tunisia. that the massive unrest that we alerted you on could be the archduke ferdinand moment. that was the trigger of world war i. nobody understood that at the time. nobody understood on january 31 that history was about to repeat itself. i believe it has. i told you on the 31 of january this might be the trigger for another great war. unless you were watching and really listening, open eyes and ears, you weren't getting...
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they may have cornered the a person in tunisia. bill: what is the latest there. >> sorry for the phone. let me bring this down now and talk. the latest word we are hearing is there is a standoff happening in the center of tunis. a fellow is the head of the falafist shapter this extreme right fundamentalist group who is believed to be responsible for the riot who left four people dead others injured around the embassy compound here last friday. the authorities have been trying to track him down since then. they made a couple of false moves on one of the houses he was staying in. he went on social media today and said he would make a declaration about this assault on the compound at his home mosque in tunis. that was an open invitation for the tphao* the t u.n. esian security to move in. there are about a thousand of tunis ian surrounding this mosque. not only is he in there but so are his followers. the latest word is they are not coming out. we have a crew here the scene. we are trying to get hard confirmation and we are going to t
they may have cornered the a person in tunisia. bill: what is the latest there. >> sorry for the phone. let me bring this down now and talk. the latest word we are hearing is there is a standoff happening in the center of tunis. a fellow is the head of the falafist shapter this extreme right fundamentalist group who is believed to be responsible for the riot who left four people dead others injured around the embassy compound here last friday. the authorities have been trying to track him...
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this is not tunisia. for our viewers, remember tunisia, government toppled but 10 million people. this is 82 million people. an absolute lynchpin in the middle east region the north african region the arab world. the biggest arab country. if the government were to fall here the domino effect if we can call it that, would be felt quite rapidly throughout the region. this is a critical player and critical obviously to the united states in terms of as you said of the middle east peace process. also keeping islamists in line. islamists have been very active here attacking the government. assassinating one of its former presidents. they know terror here as much as anywhere else. yes, it a concern and a worry and what happens in egypt is of absolute utmost importance to region but the united states and the world. jenna: quickly, greg as we continue this coverage. we don't want to forget what is happening elsewhere outside egypt. we had riots in tunisia and that some say how these protests were inspired in egypt. we saw protests in yemen. we're seeing a change in lebanon's government to
this is not tunisia. for our viewers, remember tunisia, government toppled but 10 million people. this is 82 million people. an absolute lynchpin in the middle east region the north african region the arab world. the biggest arab country. if the government were to fall here the domino effect if we can call it that, would be felt quite rapidly throughout the region. this is a critical player and critical obviously to the united states in terms of as you said of the middle east peace process....
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i'm optimistic that over time egypt and tunisia can make a transition to democracy. yemen is entirely different. this is going to be a huge problem. because it is basically a tribal society as you know, cobbled together by the british and so it will be difficult. in some of these countries. and, frankly, i don't know what we do about that. i have to be honest, i don't know what we do, exactly, about yemen, except that obviously, the president has to step down as he has agreed to do so and it will be complicated and complex. and, some of these countries, that have never known a modicum of democracy or national unit, egypt is the key, do not take our attention off egypt. the center of the arab world. >> chris: finally, senator mccain, on a different note, hbo is making a movie about the 2008 campaign and i'm sure you are happy to relive, if you look at the screen you see they've cast ed harris to play you. i don't know who they'll get to play lieberman, maybe brad pitt. what do you think? >> thank you, chris! >> chris: what do you think. >> he's a fine actor and great
i'm optimistic that over time egypt and tunisia can make a transition to democracy. yemen is entirely different. this is going to be a huge problem. because it is basically a tribal society as you know, cobbled together by the british and so it will be difficult. in some of these countries. and, frankly, i don't know what we do about that. i have to be honest, i don't know what we do, exactly, about yemen, except that obviously, the president has to step down as he has agreed to do so and it...
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. >> remember, he also said nothing about tunisia or egypt. >> he did talk about egypt. >> not right away. >> he waits until america is out of harm's way and that's why, we sent planes to get people out of there. >> it's not just the americans being in harm's way, it's the fact that our total-- the underpinnings of our policy. >> a separate issue. >> and that's a separate issue, when do you speak out, in the middle of a conflagration. >> speak out and say look, we don't want you to massacre your own people. that's all he's saying. >> he has said that. >> he has said again and again and again, i think if he goes beyond that, he risks making america the issue whereas here tofore, america for one has not been the issue, they are not burning american flags and the tahrir or green square. it's difficult to handle and he's done a pretty good job. >> i agree. i think it's been difficult to get the americans out and that's a story that's buried in the media. npr and washington post ran stories saying that the u.s. is still waiting for approval while france, the u.k. and other countries, chin
. >> remember, he also said nothing about tunisia or egypt. >> he did talk about egypt. >> not right away. >> he waits until america is out of harm's way and that's why, we sent planes to get people out of there. >> it's not just the americans being in harm's way, it's the fact that our total-- the underpinnings of our policy. >> a separate issue. >> and that's a separate issue, when do you speak out, in the middle of a conflagration. >> speak out...
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they then bus them to one of the airports here in tunisia and send them back to egypt. these are largely egyptian men who were working in libya and fled across this border because it was easier and it was safer. they have very little with them, as you can see. anything of value that they did have was stripped from them at the checkpoints being run by qaddafi's militias on the road from tripoli to this border. they had they little to begin with. they have virtually nothing now. u.n. and european commission a teams have now arrived here and the first international aid shipments are also beginning to get here. but as one of those aid workers told me today, shep, it can never come quickly enough. shep? >> shepard: jonathan hunt live tonight libyan border. one of muammar qaddafi's top officials last week warned the world the dictator has chemical and biological weapons and would not hesitate to use them. today we are learning just how much he has, where it's locked up and who has the keys. plus, the protests in wisconsin. some democratic state senators went into hiding to bl
they then bus them to one of the airports here in tunisia and send them back to egypt. these are largely egyptian men who were working in libya and fled across this border because it was easier and it was safer. they have very little with them, as you can see. anything of value that they did have was stripped from them at the checkpoints being run by qaddafi's militias on the road from tripoli to this border. they had they little to begin with. they have virtually nothing now. u.n. and european...
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and tunisia is trying to have one. it is not easy for the abe -- arab league. the arab league has to be reformed. the revolutions are hitting the government and they need to reform the arab league. that is what i recommend. >>neil: you are for more diplomatic than i. thank you very much, my friend. your tax dollars going to muammar qaddafi? you bet, $900,000 for peace and security in 2011 and another $1.7 million planned for the new fiscal year and it is not just libya, more than $2 billion in aid going to a lot of the same countries where you see a lot of the same protests and this has to stop. if anything, we are upping everything. >>guest: could you walk into a store where it says you break it buy it. that will happen if libya, we will spend a lot of money to intervene and i guarantee assuming muammar qaddafi winds up gone we will spend, i am sure, several billion dollars on foreign aid to rebuild the country. we have to wonder --. >>neil: some of the other countries very rich countries. why are we giving money to countries that are already loaded? >>guest:
and tunisia is trying to have one. it is not easy for the abe -- arab league. the arab league has to be reformed. the revolutions are hitting the government and they need to reform the arab league. that is what i recommend. >>neil: you are for more diplomatic than i. thank you very much, my friend. your tax dollars going to muammar qaddafi? you bet, $900,000 for peace and security in 2011 and another $1.7 million planned for the new fiscal year and it is not just libya, more than $2...
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although the tunisia prime minister denies it. he promised a full investigation and to catch those responsible for the murder. alisyn: do we have answer wlormt this assassination will spark more violence? >> reporter: we've already seen three days of violence and protest in tunisia and clashes with the police. and their main demand of the protesters, that the conservative islamic government steps down in tunisia. in tunisia we've seen muslim clerics call for opposition leaders to be killed. is far it hasn't happened in egypt yet but the egyptian government is promising more police and support and protection for opposition figures. given the problems in the country it is very possible we could see some type of attack on opposition leaders and both of these countries are coming out of a difficult political transition that have often been more violent than democratic. alisyn. alisyn: a real tinderbox there of tension. conor powell, thanks for the update. rick: coming up after the break, a troubling sign as the president prepares to d
although the tunisia prime minister denies it. he promised a full investigation and to catch those responsible for the murder. alisyn: do we have answer wlormt this assassination will spark more violence? >> reporter: we've already seen three days of violence and protest in tunisia and clashes with the police. and their main demand of the protesters, that the conservative islamic government steps down in tunisia. in tunisia we've seen muslim clerics call for opposition leaders to be...
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they had gone to tunisia together to visit his family. something happened. he has the girls she went for help with a court order. sounds like it was award to her still she can't get the girls back is that accurate? >> very accurate. she went to take the girls to see their grandparents which she has didn't in the past many she became ill. the children are severely allergic to foods so she has to be the caregiver. we had to pack foods to them over and medicines so they could survive while there. we sent gail there she became ill. to help get the girls back when she was told that they would never be returning to the u.s.. he came in, member of the family, one night while everybody was sleeping and attacked suzanne, gail, gail ended up in the hospital. took the girl as way we've gotten court orders. we've gotten custody orders from the tunisian courts many we have not been able to get them to act on everything. we have another court appearance this thursday, which is very important us to. we are trying to get -- time is against us. again, these girls need specia
they had gone to tunisia together to visit his family. something happened. he has the girls she went for help with a court order. sounds like it was award to her still she can't get the girls back is that accurate? >> very accurate. she went to take the girls to see their grandparents which she has didn't in the past many she became ill. the children are severely allergic to foods so she has to be the caregiver. we had to pack foods to them over and medicines so they could survive while...
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syria seems to be a different story than egypt and tunisia where the military wasn't so in line with the regime. syria has a very good control over the military and security apparatus. they are standing fairly strong at this point is interesting to note, the regime is entirely on message. [ inaudible ] suggested there would be more reform and more developments, more repeal of the emergency law, et cetera in assad's speech which we didn't see. interesting to note this nonalignment in communications from the regime. >> greta: am i correct that everybody expected him to a this is the reform, get rid of some of the emergency rule that's what the protesters expected. instead he said the conspiracy is israel and the west is out to get me and riled up the protesters and they've gotten bigger in number, a strong security and army surrounding him? >> that seems to be the case, yes. >> greta: what do you anticipate happening in the next 24 hours? >> it is possible that there will be protests tomorrow. we don't know how the regime will spoken. it is likely there will be a similar response as pr
syria seems to be a different story than egypt and tunisia where the military wasn't so in line with the regime. syria has a very good control over the military and security apparatus. they are standing fairly strong at this point is interesting to note, the regime is entirely on message. [ inaudible ] suggested there would be more reform and more developments, more repeal of the emergency law, et cetera in assad's speech which we didn't see. interesting to note this nonalignment in...
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the egyptian the egyptians were emboldened by what happened in tunisia and they felt they could have the same thing happen and they felt if tunisia could remove their leader why couldn't they at least protest about the egyptian leader for whom many people in egypt had complaints for a long time. they are really worried about the success, who is going to take over succession when mubarak leaves? a lot of people don't want his son to be successor. >> uma: are you seeing sign on the twitter or media site where you see protest of other countries, people getting together starting to talk? >> certainly, that is a very important question. other countries in the middle east, there has been some chatter, certainly in the countries to look out for are in the gulf region. saudi arabia, bahrain, u.a.e. but they are nowhere near the protest that are changing the fabric of politics in egypt. >> uma: fascinating. amazing what social media has done. thank you for your insight. we appreciate it. >> thank you. >> uma: curfew is in effect in cairo. after the break, we talk to a man in cairo who witness
the egyptian the egyptians were emboldened by what happened in tunisia and they felt they could have the same thing happen and they felt if tunisia could remove their leader why couldn't they at least protest about the egyptian leader for whom many people in egypt had complaints for a long time. they are really worried about the success, who is going to take over succession when mubarak leaves? a lot of people don't want his son to be successor. >> uma: are you seeing sign on the twitter...
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the unrest we have seen remarkably across the region is dramatically different than what we saw in tunisia and egypt. in egypt, as an example, fundamentally the egyptian military said from the outset we will not turn our guns on our own people. qaddafi has chosen a different and more tragic path. the risk was that he would be able to overrun his opposition and attack civilian populations in the process, so the military intervention which followed a u.n. security council resolution and a clear statement from the arab league is to protect civilians but in the process of that, protecting opposition that can present an alternate to qaddafi. >>shepard: all right. but, how is it that the american people are supposed to get their heads around our saying one thing and wanting that one thing but doing something else? it is a little disingenuous to say we were just carrying out a no-fly zone when we saw the pictures of us shooting up people and blowing up equipment on the road and supporting the people who do not have any organization and barely know how to use a gun. >>guest: secretary gates was cl
the unrest we have seen remarkably across the region is dramatically different than what we saw in tunisia and egypt. in egypt, as an example, fundamentally the egyptian military said from the outset we will not turn our guns on our own people. qaddafi has chosen a different and more tragic path. the risk was that he would be able to overrun his opposition and attack civilian populations in the process, so the military intervention which followed a u.n. security council resolution and a clear...
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. >> sean: tunisia. >> tunisia. you have 85 million in egypt -- >> sean: i have a question. he said this for humanitarian efforts. he sounded like george bush. >> he totally does. >> sean: it is humanitarian, where do we go next? a lot of what is happening in libya has been happening there is happening all over the world. why here and not there? >> i do think that is the big challenge. i think -- i thought this was a good speech, not a great speech. partly there's a lot of uncertainty because there has to be. there are a lot of questions. we don't know how things are going got. >> i don't like to go into an uncertain war when we don't have a sense of our goal. >> how can you know what is going to happen? >> at least you know what the desired end stage is. here we are saying we don't want to let the rebels fail, but we are not going to go in hard and do anything that is size -- that is decisive, that was the entire speech. >> the attacks have been so hypocritical. before we went in we have to have a no-fly zone we have to go in. now we are in, everybody is outraged. >> sean:
. >> sean: tunisia. >> tunisia. you have 85 million in egypt -- >> sean: i have a question. he said this for humanitarian efforts. he sounded like george bush. >> he totally does. >> sean: it is humanitarian, where do we go next? a lot of what is happening in libya has been happening there is happening all over the world. why here and not there? >> i do think that is the big challenge. i think -- i thought this was a good speech, not a great speech. partly...
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i'm optimistic over time egypt and tunisia can make a transition to democracy. yemen is different. it is a huge problem because it is a tribal society. cobbled together the country by the british. and so it is going to be very difficult in some of these countries and frankly i don't know what we do about -- i have to be honest. i don't know what we do exactly abouts about yemen except that obviously the president has to step down and he has agreed to do so. it will be very complicated and complex and in some of these countries that have never known a modicum of democracy, egypt it the key. do not take our attention off egypt, the center of the arab world. >> on a different note. hbo is making a movie about 2008 campaign which i'm sure you are happy to relive. they have cast ed harris to play you. i don't know who they will get to play lieberman, maybe brad pitt. what do you think, senator? >> i was hoping. thank you,. >> chris: what do you think of ed harris? >> he is a fine actor. i haven't read the book so i don't think i will be watching the film. >> chris: you know how it turns
i'm optimistic over time egypt and tunisia can make a transition to democracy. yemen is different. it is a huge problem because it is a tribal society. cobbled together the country by the british. and so it is going to be very difficult in some of these countries and frankly i don't know what we do about -- i have to be honest. i don't know what we do exactly abouts about yemen except that obviously the president has to step down and he has agreed to do so. it will be very complicated and...
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several other libyan officials are now trying to get out of libya to tunisia and to defect as well, shep. >> shepard: this foreign minister who defected, was he tied up in that panam 103 bombing at all? >> put simply, we don't know for sure. but there are many who believe he was. the scottish authorities as you said earlier want to talk to him about it. and there are several people here on capitol hill who say that the u.s. authorities should also talk to him as quickly as they can about the bombing of panam flight 103. he was a former intelligence head in libya. but not at the time of the bombing. he didn't take that position until 1994. but he has been at colonel qaddafi's right hand for 30 years. so a lot of people want to know exactly what he knows about that particular terror attack, shep? >> shepard: jonathan hunt life in the newsroom. jonathan, thank you. about a hundred new rebel volunteers are reportedly arriving in the training camp in the libyan town of benghazi. a lot of them are apparently teenagers. 15, 16 years old. but a camp commander says they can't join the fight witho
several other libyan officials are now trying to get out of libya to tunisia and to defect as well, shep. >> shepard: this foreign minister who defected, was he tied up in that panam 103 bombing at all? >> put simply, we don't know for sure. but there are many who believe he was. the scottish authorities as you said earlier want to talk to him about it. and there are several people here on capitol hill who say that the u.s. authorities should also talk to him as quickly as they can...
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jonathan hunt is streaming live for us, from the tunisia-lybia border with more. jonathan? >> reporter: what happens in the town, 30 miles west of tripoli, zawiya, where it may determine lybia's short-term future, the anti-muammar qaddafi protesters took control of the center of the city. that is significant because that would be one of the first cities in the west of lybia they have really had any serious control of and the eastern cities of benghazi and tabrik, have been far easier for the protesters to take control and now they want to prove they can take and hold a critical city like zawaya, and if the pro muammar qaddafi elements retake the city it will embolden the deranged colonel qaddafi and make him think he can hold on longer with the perpetration of violence is working and he can cling to power for some days or even weeks or perhaps, even months, yet. and, we have seen increasing tensions on the tunisian-lybian border and today a group of men, mob, descended on many of the media thatatgathered at the border and they started kicking and grabbing cameramen and want
jonathan hunt is streaming live for us, from the tunisia-lybia border with more. jonathan? >> reporter: what happens in the town, 30 miles west of tripoli, zawiya, where it may determine lybia's short-term future, the anti-muammar qaddafi protesters took control of the center of the city. that is significant because that would be one of the first cities in the west of lybia they have really had any serious control of and the eastern cities of benghazi and tabrik, have been far easier for...